Scholarships
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Need help paying for college? We award over $10 million in scholarships each year. Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, volunteer services, employment and financial need.
At East Texas A&M, scholarships are designed to reward, encourage and assist graduate students in pursuing their studies, research and other goals. They are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, extra-curricular activities, volunteer services, employment and financial need.
Next Step Scholarship
The Next Step Senior Scholarship is a one-time non-competitive scholarship available for graduate students and doctoral students graduating from East Texas A&M and returning for graduate school. Funding for this scholarship is limited. Check the webpage for updates on when applications open.
East Texas A&M Graduate Scholarships
- Keith & Nancy McFarland Scholarship
- H. M. Lafferty Doctoral Scholarship
- Jerry & Marilyn Morris Scholarship
- J. Cullen Sowers Graduate Scholarship
- Graduate Fellowship Endowment
- Nancy Ruth Lenoir Memorial Endowment
- Doctoral Student Scholarship Fund
- Drs. Wilfred and Bobbie Dietrich Endowment
- Multi-Cultural Alumni Endowment
Fellowships
The Graduate School has limited funds to support summer fellowships on a competitive basis for master’s, specialist, and doctoral students who are in the final stage of completing their thesis or dissertation. These fellowships are for students who plan to spend the majority of the summer completing their thesis or dissertation and plan to graduate at the end of the summer or fall semester.
Competition opens March 1, 2024
Fellowship Award
Each fellowship award will be $1,000. If you are receiving financial aid during the term of the scholarship award, there may be a need to adjust the total financial aid award. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships (903.886.5096) for additional information about how this fellowship may affect financial aid. Note that fellowship funding is limited and only complete application packets will be reviewed for final award determination.
To be eligible for this fellowship, a student must:
- be a master’s, specialist, or doctoral student in good academic standing at East Texas A&M.
- have received proposal approval from the Graduate School/Thesis & Dissertation Services no later than April 12, 2024.
- be enrolled in at least three (3) hours of a thesis (518) course or dissertation (718) course during one of the summer terms for the fellowship period.
Complete application packages must be submitted before 5:00 p.m. April 12, 2024. Late submissions will not be accepted. You may access the current fellowship application link when the competition opens on March 1st.
Outside Scholarships
Outside scholarships are a great way to secure additional funding for your education, but it's important to stay alert for potential scams—legitimate scholarships will never require you to pay to apply. Always research the source, avoid sharing unnecessary personal information, and verify that opportunities are reputable. If you receive an outside scholarship, be sure to submit an Outside Resource Form to [email protected].
As a recipient of an outside scholarship or corporate sponsorship, please inform the donor to document the student name and semester with which the money applies to the check or letter included. All scholarship/sponsorship/endowment money should be sent to:
Financial Aid and Scholarships
East Texas A&M University
P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429